(15/01/2011 03:48 AM)S7* Wrote:  as far Sandy Bridge - SB's intergrated GPU seems like a waste of space (though it shows how CPU/GPU manufacturers are moving further and further to SoC solutions)

It's good for people who don't plan on getting dedicated graphics.  Because compared to ordinary integrated graphics, Sandy Bridge's graphics is way better (it's equal to entry level HTPC cards in power I heard).

(15/01/2011 03:48 AM)S7* Wrote:  and despite it's excellent value for money performance

The new CPUs are cheaper and better than the previous generation, but the motherboards are more expensive (1155 compared to 1156 that is, 1366 is a ripoff), so that sort of cancels out.

(15/01/2011 03:48 AM)S7* Wrote:  I really don't think I'll need more than this 2.93GHz 4-Core i7-870 anytime soon.

Yeah, true.  Plus you can overclock.

(15/01/2011 03:48 AM)S7* Wrote:  Anyway, it's running near silent after "calibrating" the "EPU-6 Engine"

What's this?

(This post was last modified: 15/01/2011 04:10 AM by Assassinator.)